What is Child Sexual Abuse?
Child Sexual Abuse is the use of a child for sexual gratification
by an older or more powerful person. The offender is usually an
adult, but could also be a more powerful child. Both girls and boys
are vulnerable. Besides being a public health concern, it is a crime
punishable by law. Types of Child Sexual Abuse Child Sexual Abuse includes the following
Touching and Non-Touching Behaviors (but need not be limited only
to these acts) Touching behaviors include4Fondling
a child's body for sexual pleasure4Kissing a child with sexual
undertones/inclinations.4Rubbing genitals against a child's
body.4Sexually touching a child's
body, and specifically private parts (breasts and genitals). Includes
encouraging or forcing a child to
do likewise. 4Making a child touch someone
else's genitals, or playing sexual ("pants-down") games.4Encouraging or forcing a child
to masturbate, with the child as either a participant or observer.
4Encouraging or forcing a child
to perform oral sex (mouth-to-genital contact on or by the child)4Inserting objects or body parts
(like fingers, tongue or penis) inside the vagina, mouth, or anus
of a child; includes attempts of these
acts.Non-touching behaviors include4Encouraging
a child to watch or hear sexual acts either in person or lowering
the bars of privacy4Looking
at a child sexually4Exposing
one's private body parts to a child (exhibitionism)4Watching
a child in a state of nudity, such as while undressing, using the
bathroom, with or without the child's knowledge (voyeurism)4An
adult making suggestive comments to the child that are sexual in
nature. Commenting on the sexual development of a child4Encouraging
or forcing a child to read/watch pornography, giving pornographic
material or using the child in pornography